Haley 'town hall' tour adds Hilton Head-Bluffton stop

Gov. Nikki Haley will bring her “The Movement” town hall tour of the state to Hilton Head Island High School on Monday evening.

The public forum for her “Hilton Head/Bluffton area” stop will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Visual Performing Arts Center of the school at 70 Wilborn Road, according to a news release e-mailed Thursday.

The release came via the e-mail address also used during her 2010 Republican gubernatorial campaign, grassroots@nikkihaley.com. In the race, Haley, then a state representative, won with 51.4 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Vincent Sheheen, a state senator at the time, and third-party candidates.

Addressed to “Dear Friends,” her Thursday message said: “First, let me say thank you for joining us on ‘The Movement’ town hall tour over the last two weeks.

“As we have visited your hometowns — from the Upstate to the Lowcountry, from the Midlands to the Grand Strand — your excitement has overwhelmed us, and your genuine interest in making our state the best place to live, work and raise a family has inspired us.

“And that’s why we want to add another stop to ‘The Movement’ town hall tour.”

The tour started with this Feb. 24 announcement:

"As we crisscrossed South Carolina during the campaign, what I told each of you was that this wasn’t the last time you’d hear from me. In fact, I told you that you’d hear from me often because I want to make sure you know what goes on in your state government.

“That’s why I hope you’ll join us on ‘The Movement’ tour — a series of town hall events we’re going to hold in every region of the state. This is where we’ll discuss our agenda, your role in helping us realize it, and the new legislative report cards that will track whether your legislators support pro-business, good government reforms. We’ll also invite your legislators to attend.”

Stops followed at Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Rock Hill, Aiken and Charleston, where she was Wednesday, according to the schedule posted at www.nikkihaley.com, her campaign website.

The (Charleston) Post and Courier coverage of Haley’s stop there included a photograph of protesters with pickets, including one about education funding cuts, outside Physician’s Auditorium Wednesday before her town hall meeting at the College of Charleston Campus

The Haley website also notes the Hilton Head stop in a listing of her “Latest Tweets.” The Tweets list also includes a web link to a You Tube video of her Charleston stop. Her talk there included a “report card” review of the State Legislature’s session. The You Tube page also includes indexed links to videos of her at earlier “The Movement” stops and other gatherings.

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